Come all you young companions
And listen unto me,
I'll tell you a story
Of some bad company.
And listen unto me,
I'll tell you a story
Of some bad company.
I was born in Pennsylvania
Among the beautiful hills
And the memory of my childhood
Is warm within me still.
Among the beautiful hills
And the memory of my childhood
Is warm within me still.
I did not like my fireside,
I did not like my home;
I had in view far rambling,
So far away did roam.
I did not like my home;
I had in view far rambling,
So far away did roam.
I had a feeble mother,
She oft would plead with me;
And the last word she gave me
Was to pray to God in need.
She oft would plead with me;
And the last word she gave me
Was to pray to God in need.
I had two loving sisters,
As fair as fair could be,
And oft beside me kneeling
They oft would plead with me.
As fair as fair could be,
And oft beside me kneeling
They oft would plead with me.
I bid adieu to loved ones,
To my home I bid farewell,
And I landed in Chicago
In the very depth of hell.
To my home I bid farewell,
And I landed in Chicago
In the very depth of hell.
It was there I took to drinking,
I sinned both night and day,
And there within my bosom
A feeble voice would say:
I sinned both night and day,
And there within my bosom
A feeble voice would say:
"Then fare you well, my loved one,
May God protect my boy,
And blessings ever with him
Throughout his manhood joy."
May God protect my boy,
And blessings ever with him
Throughout his manhood joy."
I courted a fair young maiden,
Her name I will not tell,
For I should ever disgrace her
Since I am doomed for hell.
Her name I will not tell,
For I should ever disgrace her
Since I am doomed for hell.
It was on one beautiful evening,
The stars were shining bright,
And with a fatal dagger
I bid her spirit flight.
The stars were shining bright,
And with a fatal dagger
I bid her spirit flight.
So justice overtook me,
You all can plainly see,
My soul is doomed forever
Throughout eternity.
You all can plainly see,
My soul is doomed forever
Throughout eternity.
It's now I'm on the scaffold,
My moments are not long;
You may forget the singer
But don't forget the song.
My moments are not long;
You may forget the singer
But don't forget the song.
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GenreEthnic/Folk
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AddedApril 21st, 2018
Last updatedMarch 7th, 2022
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